Latest articles by Matt Mills
“Time is short. I have things I need to make before I die”: The darkness that led Ulver to Neverland
Norwegian chameleon rejected the nation’s controversial black metal scene, then rejected his record label, and recently rejected synthpop. Now he’s rejected the tragedy of the band’s past – and partying too – to embrace freedom instead
Javier Bardem reveals how Iron Maiden changed his life
The Dune, Skyfall and No Country For Old Men star appears in the British heavy metal band’s new documentary, Burning Ambition
Metallica announce remastered reissue of 1997 album Reload, featuring never-before-heard demos, live recordings and more
The US metal titans gave 1996’s Load a similar treatment last summer
Iron Maiden's Burning Ambition movie is a must-see for ardent fans
Iron Maiden's much-heralded Burning Ambition film will hit cinemas on May 7
Ghost’s Tobias Forge, Metallica’s Kirk Hammett and Judas Priest’s Rob Halford to appear on new album celebrating 50 years of Accept
Members of Korn, The Smashing Pumpkins and Scorpions will also be on the 19-song set
Why Meshuggah are my comfort band
They’re arguably the heaviest and most technical band of all time, but they’re also extraordinarily easy to listen to
Hear Slipknot’s (sic) soundtrack bizarre new Gucci advert
Who knew that nine masked, bodysuit-wearing, baseball bat-wielding hooligans were so synonymous with fashion?
Watch System Of A Down’s Serj Tankian sing heartfelt prayer for genocide victims at Sick New World festival last weekend
The frontman sang the traditional prayer Der Voghormia, one day after Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day was recognised on April 24
Korn return with Reward The Scars, in collaboration with new Diablo IV expansion Lord Of Hatred
It’s the first new music from the nu metal superstars since 2022 album Requiem
Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson recalls writing classic albums in empty Jersey hotel
The singer looks back on writing Piece Of Mind, Powerslave and Somewhere In Time in a hotel on the Channel Islands
The niece of late Iron Maiden drummer Clive Burr has become a WWE wrestler
Lizzy Rain joins the likes of Rhea Ripley and Seth Rollins in bringing heavy metal to wrestling fans’ screens
Songs by melodic death metal pioneers In Flames, At The Gates and Dark Tranquillity to be performed by Gothenburg orchestra
Two symphonic celebrations of the Gothenburg Sound will be held in Sweden on December 4 and 5, in tribute to late At The Gates frontman Tomas Lindberg
Ex-Iron Maiden singer Blaze Bayley opens up about quitting alcohol
The vocalist, who was a member of The Beast from 1994 to 1999, has been sober since June 2019
Slayer to play two special US shows celebrating 40 years of Reign In Blood this autumn
Cannibal Corpse, the Cavaleras and Crowbar are among the support acts for the gigs in Minnesota and California
At The Gates drummer couldn’t listen to new album until “recently”, due to late singer Tomas Lindberg’s cancer battle
Adrian Erlandsson admits he hasn’t yet read the lyrics of the Gothenburg innovators’ upcoming record, The Ghost Of A Future Dead
Watch CM Punk walk out to an AFI song and pay tribute to Harm’s Way’s Bo Lueders at WrestleMania
The Straight Edge Superstar battled Roman Reigns at Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium on Sunday
We interviewed a therapist to try and understand how metalheads’ brains work
Why do some people love metal while others hate it? Why do metalheads gatekeep? And does heavy music make us more logical thinkers? We hit a practicing therapist with the big questions.
Shawn Crahan explains how Cristina Scabbia ended up on Look Outside Your Window
Scabbia, who was in a relationship with ’Knot guitarist Jim Root from 2004 to 2017, lends her voice to two songs on the long-delayed project
Slipknot DJ Sid Wilson pays tribute to his late former bandmate Joey Jordison
Slipknot’s founding drummer departed the band in 2013, before dying in July 2021 aged 46
Watch R&B superstar Thundercat play bass for his former band, thrash metal hellraisers Suicidal Tendencies, at Coachella last weekend
The man born Stephen Bruner was a member of the California band for almost 10 years before leaving to focus on his solo career
Slipknot fan compares Look Outside Your Window album to Pink Floyd, claims Lacuna Coil's Cristina Scabbia guests
Look Outside Your Window, a long-shelved project recorded in 2008, is due to come out on Record Store Day, April 18
Ville Valo would love to reunite goth metal icons HIM
Nearly 10 years after one of Finland’s biggest bands called it a day, their singer is hoping they can get back together
Inside King Ultramega, the star-studded tribute to Soundgarden legend Chris Cornell
How a spur-of-the-moment pandemic jam turned into a special tribute to a much-missed legend
